Connecting with like-minded individuals can be invaluable when starting out in real estate investing.

I want to grow a rental portfolio that can take me down a path of purpose and my family to a place of financial freedom. 

REIA meetings and events are a great place to meet individuals with experience in the local market so yes, I highly suggest that you join them specially since your learning REI.

Some already good advice in this thread...I'll try and add a few more tidbits.It looks like you are going for the material participation test where you do 100 hours and no single individual is going to exceed that. 

i firmly believe that you should be a strong financial position before you invest. 

I was hoping I could have her sign a quitclaim deed to release her title claim, and then I'd just assume full financial responsibility from that point.  

We are still diligently screening the tenants and they are agreeable to using their parents to cosign in one way or another.Can I have one parent cosign for the group if they agree or does each individual renter need a cosigner?

For newly constructed, purchased or renovated properties and also retroactive generally over the last 10 years, building components are properly classified into individual units of property and accurate recovery periods for computing depreciation deductions.

.' - Investing in multifamily properties can be passive with property management services or investing in syndications.Don't let excuses hinder your potential for financial growth and passive income streams. 📈 #RealEstateInvesting #MultifamilyInvesting #FinancialFreedom"

Once I decided I needed to change accountants, I interviewed John and we discussed my entire financial situation.